Curriculum Vita
Name: LOBNA MOHAMED ABOU-SETTA
Current Occupation: Professor
Department: Phytochemistry
Division: Pharmaceutical & Drug Industries - National Research Center
Education:
-Doctor of Philosophy degree, Ph.D., Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 2002.
-Master degree in Science, MS., Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 1995.
-Bachelor degree in Science, BS. Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, May 1979.
Employment History:
- Professor in Phytochemistry Department- Pharmaceutical & Drug Industries Research Division- since 1/10/2014 .
-Associate Professor in Phytochemistry Department- Pharmaceutical & Drug Industries Research Division- since 03/03/2008 .
-Researcher in Phytochemistry Department- Pharmaceutical & Drug Industries Research Division- since 30/04/2002.
-Associate Researcher in Phytochemistry Department- Pharmaceutical & Drug Industries Research Division-19/12/1995 till 29/04/2002.
-Research Assistant in Phytochemistry Department- Pharmaceutical & Drug Industries Research Division-15/02/1989 till 18/12/1995.
-Chemist in Phytochemistry Department- Pharmaceutical & Drug Industries Research Division-13/12/1982 till 14/02/1989.
Training Courses & Continuing Education:
- Participating and attending in the Symposium of "Standards and Ethics of The International Publication", 09/02/2014, NRC, Cairo, Egypt.
- Participating in workshop on :”Role and application of biosafety to protect the workers and the environment from exposure to biological and chemical risks” organized by Veterinary Division, NRC in collaboration with EGBSA , held at NRC, 8-9/04/ 2013.
-Participating in module entitled “Ethics in Science” in Collaboration with the DAAD Cairo Academy, at the premises of NRC, 06/06/2012.
- Training course in” Introduction to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance” NRC training center, 27-31/05/2012.
- Workshop in Ain-Shams University in Collaboration with the Egyptian Botanical Society, titled “Ecology, Flora and Taxonomy and the Applied Aspects”, held on 26/10/ 2008.
-Workshop in National Research Center (NRC) in Collaboration with University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA titled "Ethical Profiles of Medical Research", held on 18 /03/2007.
-Training course in High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), NRC training center,
03-07/12/2005.
- Training course in" Quality Assurance in Laboratory Results within the ISO Guide Lines." NRC training center, 04-08/06/2005.
-Training course in" Utilization of Plants Tissue Culture Technique in Different Aspects.", NRC training center, 25/10/1992 till 05 /11/1992.
Membership in National and International Boards:
-Society for Medicinal Plants Research (GA), German.
-The Arab Society for Medical Research.
-The Arab Society for Medicinal Plants Research.
Honoree prizes
Faiza Hammouda Scientific Recognitions Prize (In Phytochemistry), 2014
Experiences:
- Experience in Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants.
- Experience in Isolating and identification of the active constituents by using the Modern
phytochemical techniques.
-Experience in Isolating color and flavors from natural resources.
-Participating in teaching in the "National Program for College Graduates" training courses titled "Manufacture of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants", NRC, Cairo, Egypt, from 20/12/2003 till 15/03/2004, and 20/03/2004 till 20/05/2004, and 18/12/2004 till18/03/2005.
- Participating in training of under Graduates students of the Pharmacy and Science Colleges in NRC, Cairo, Egypt during the summer of 2008 and 2009.
Conferences:
-The 1st National Conference for the interaction between the Scientific Research and the Civil Society, December 2012, Cairo international Centre for Conferences, Cairo, Egypt.
-The 4th International Conference of Pharmaceutical & Drug Industries Research Division, under the theme, Research and Development in Drugs: Current Challenges, March 3-5, 2009, NRC, Cairo, Egypt.
-The 2nd International Conference of the Arab Society for Medical Research under the theme of “Modes of Collaboration and Development”, November 11-13, 2008 NRC, Cairo, Egypt.
-International Conference of Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Division under the theme of "Research and Development in Drugs: Future Trends", March 6-8/ 2007, NRC, Cairo, Egypt.
-The 53rd Annual Congress of the Medicinal Plant Research which was held from August 21st -25th, 2005, in Florence, Italy.
Participating in Local& Foreign Projects:
-Project entitled “Modified Techniques for Cultivation of Certain Medicinal Plants in new Re-claimed Lands as Sources of Biologically Active Agents” between the NRC and the National Agricultural Research projects NARP (1992-1994).
-Project entitled “Color and Flavor Additives from Natural Resources” between the NRC and Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (1995-1998).
- Project entitled “Cultivation of Cynara scolymus (Romanian strain) and Silybum marianum L. as non traditional sources for Edible Oils” between the NRC and the National Agricultural Research projects NARP (1996-1998).
-Project entitled “Evaluation of Egyptian Medicinal Plants for their Biological Activities” between the NRC and Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (1998-2002).
-Project entitled “Industerilization of natural food additives" between the NRC and Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (1999-2002).
- Project entitled “Utilization and Development of Some Egyptian Medicinal Plants as Substitute of the Imported Raw Material” Project of the Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Industry Researches (NRC), (2004-present).
-Project entitled "Development of a Natural Product for the treatment or/and control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection" between Industrial Modernization Center, National Research Centre and Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (2008-2010).
-Project entitled "Economically and Environmentally Friendly Innovative Techniques for Extraction and Isolation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAP) of Egypt” A Technology Transfer Proposal (Phase I)" between STDF and National Research Centre (present).
-Project entitled” Development of Natural Products as Potential Sources of Lead Compounds for Fatty Liver” between STDF and National Research Centre (22/02/2009-2013).
-Project entitled “Production of Bioflavonoids as Phytopharmaceutical Raw Material Used for Treatment of Chronic Venus Insufficiency” between (STDF) and National Research Centre (present).
Participated in the supervision of following thesis:
M.Sc. thesis entitled “Phytochemical and biological investigation of Cichorium endivia L. (Asteracceae)." By Sally Abdel Ghaffar Abdel Halim, Cognosy Dept., fac. of Pharmacy., Al-Azhar Unvi., (Grirls).2014
List of Publications:
Thesis and list of publications: Lobna M.Abou Setta (2002)
* Title of PHD thesis:
“Ecological Studies on the Growth and Cucurbitacins content in Ecballium elaterium L (A.Rich)”
دراسات بيئية على النمو والمحتوى من الكيوكربيتاسينز في نبات الاجباليم.
*Title of M.sc Thesis (1995)
“Ecological studies on the Growth and Oil content of Umbelliferae Species”
دراسات بيئية على النمو والمحتوى من الزيوت الطيارة في بعض أنواع الفصلية الخيمية.
1- Shahat A.A; Naglaa M. Nazif ; Lobna M. Abou- Setta; Nabaweya Ibrahim and A. J . Vlitinck. “Phytochemical Investigation and Antioxidant Activity of Duranta repens” Phytotherapy research, 19, 1071-1073 (2005).
2- Rady M.R; Nazif N.M; Hanafy M.S; Khalil M.Y and Abou Setta L.M.
“Stimulation of rosmarinic acid , essential oil and anthocyanin biosynthesis of in vitro cultures of of lemonbasil (ocimum americanum L.) in response to different cultural conditions”. Egypt .Pharm.J, 4 (1), 91-107 (2005).
3- H.M. Radwan ; N.M. Nazif and L.M. Abou Setta. “The Lipid and Flavonoidal Constituents of Herniaria nemistemon J.Gay and Their Biological Activity” Egypt.J. Pharm.Sci., 47, 29-41 (2006).
4- H.M. Radwan; F.M.Hammouda; L.M. Abou Setta and M.M. Elmissiry. "GLC Determination of Essential Oils of Cumin and Fennel Affected by Different Drying Methods and Salinity Treatment"Bull. NRC., Egypt, 31 (4) 279-288 (2006).
5- M. S. Hanafy and Lobna, M. Abou-Setta. “Saponins production in shoot and callus cultures of Gypsophila paniculata." Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 3(10) 1045-1049 (2007).
6- H.M. Radwan ; N.M. Nazif and L.M. Abou Setta. “Phytochemical Investigation of Salicornia fruticosa(L.) and Their Biological Activity” Research Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2(2) 72-78 (2007).
7- Lobna M. Abou-Setta, Naglaa M. Nazif, Abdelaaty A. Shahat." "Phytochemical Investigation and Antiviral Activity of Duranta repens", Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Research, 3 (11) 1426-1433 (2007).
8- Eman S. El-Daly; Lobna M. Abou-Setta; E. A. Omer and E. M. Khalil.
"Technological Studies on the Essential Oil of Coriander ". Egypt.J. Pharm.Sci (NRC), 7 (1) 1-10 (2008).
9-Nahed M. Hassan; Rasmia A. Hassan; Lobna M. Abou Setta; Mehrevan M. Abd El-moniem; Hanaa H. Ahmed and Faiza M. Hammouda.“Potent Role of Dietary Phytoestrogen Plants Cultivated in Egypt against Osteoporosis in Ovariectomized Rats " Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 4(2) 359-369 (2010).
10-Khaled A. Abdelshafeek; Lobna M. Abou-Setta and Naglaa M. Nazif. “Study of Some Chemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Beaumontia grandiflora Wall. grown in Egypt”.Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 4(6): 1063-1069, (2010).
11- Nermin M El-Sammad; Sherien K Hassan; Lobna M Abou-Setta; Nayera A.” Evaluation of the Hepatoprotctive effect of butanol extract of CLYTOSTOMA BINATUM against Thioactamide-induced hepatic damage in rats.” JASMR, 6(1):47-55 (2011).
12- Khaled A. Abdelshafeek; Ahmed Daboob; Lobna M. Abou-Setta and Aziza M. Zarkon. “Study of lipids, Glucosinolate –Derived Isothiocyanates Constituents, and Their Antimicrobial Activity of Erucaria pinnata” JASMR 6(2), 135-142 (2011).
13- Khaled A. Abdelshafeek; Ahmed Daboob ; Lobna M. Abou-Setta and Aziza M. Zarkon.” Phytochemical and biological evaluation of Matthiola longipetala subsp. Longipetala”, Egypt. Pharm.J.(NRC),10(2),235-247 (2011).
14- Wail,A.Abdalah ; Elsayed A. H. Aboutabl ; Shams I. Ismail; Naglaa M. Nazif and Lobna M. Abou-Setta; Nermine A. Ehsan; Faiza M. Hamouda.” Flavonolignans Profile and Hepatoprotection by Silymarin from Silybum marianum L. Gaertn Growing Wildly in Different Ecosystems in Egypt”. Egypt. Pharm. J. (NRC),10 (2),187-199 (2011) .
15- Khaled A. Shams; Hany M. Radwan; Wafaa A. Tawfik; Amira A. Habib; Mona M. Abdel-Mohsen and Lobna M. Abou-Setta. “Chemical constituents and Biological Activity of Lipids, Proteins and Flavonoids of Nerium oleander L. Growing in Egypt”. Asian journal of Chemistry, 24 (1), 223-227 (2012).
16- Khaled A. Shams; Lobna M. Abou- Setta; Hany M. Radwan; Naglaa M. Nazif; Rasmia A. Hassan and Abdel-Mohsen M. Soliman. “Molluscicidal Activity and Screening of Forty Egyptian Medicinal Plants and Determination of the Active Fractions” Asian Journal of Chemistry;. 24(8), 3548-3552 (2012).
17- Lobna M. Abousetta, Heba M. Hassanein, Naglaa M. Nazief and Faiza M. Hammouda "Biological activity of phyto-constituents of citrus peel extracted by recent extraction techniques: Microwave assisted extraction (MAE) and Ultra-sonic assisted extraction (UAE)".World j of Pharmacy and pharmaceutical Sciences., 3(1),92-103 (2014).
18- Rasmia A. Hassan, Wafaa A. Tawfik and Lobna M. Abou-Setta. “The Flavonoid Constituents of Leucaena leucocephala (L.) Benth.Growing in Egypt and Their Biological activity.” African J. Trad.CAM.,11(1):67-72 (2014).
19-Abd el-Mohsen MM, Rabeh MA, Abou-Setta L, El-Rashedy AA and Hussein AA. "Marrubiin: a potent α- glucosidase inhibitor from Marrubium alysson." Intrnational j. of Applied Research in Natural Products., 7(1): 21-27 (2014).
20-A.E. Isamil, S.A. Mahfouz, M.M. Mohamed, Rasmia A. Hassan and Lobna M. Abou-Setta."Enviromentally safe substances for controlling the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne arenaria infested potato and their influence on yield and alkaloidal content in Egypt."Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 47(5)600-609, (2014).
21- Saly A. Abdel-Halim, Lobna M. Abou-Setta, Magda T. Ibrahim, Nevein M. Abdelhady, Mahmoud A. Saleh, Khaled A. Shams, and Mostafa M. El-Missiry. “Green Extraction: Evaluation of Lipid Contents of Chicory (Cichorium Intybus) Seeds Extracted By Four Different Extraction Methods Using GC/MS and HPTLC”. RJPBCS, 6(4), 1320-1327 (2015).
22-Mona M. Abdelmohsen, Heba D. Hassanein, Rasmia A. Hassan, Ana C. Abreu, Manuel Simões, Naglaa M. Nazif and Lobna M. Abou-Setta." Phytochemical analysis, in vitro evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of phenolic extracts from Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile leaves"J. Chem. Pharm. Res., 8(6):449-457(2016).
